by mckinleysa | Oct 2, 2020 | Assessment, Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Immediate Feedback, Multimedia, OAKS, OAKS, Presentation, Productivity
Did you know that you have access to the Google Drive through your CofC account? It’s easy to set up: Log into mycharleston Click the My Accounts tab Under Account Settings, choose the last option: Synchronize your Google Apps Password This will enable you to...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 13, 2020 | Assessment
LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment (a student’s computer) within OAKS Quizzes. There are two ways to use it: Lockdown Browser – this method locks the student into the quiz/test and prevents them from going...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 12, 2020 | Collaboration, Content Delivery, Group Work, OAKS
Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users’ notes, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network...
by mckinleysa | Jun 18, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Multimedia, Productivity, Uncategorized, Video
It can be tough getting to know people in an online class, but Flipgrid can help in a major way. Using the selfie video format our students already know and love, students can easily create online videos using the free Flipgrid app on their phone or computer....
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 5, 2018 | Assessment, Engagement, OAKS
Since OAKS is hosted off-campus (with D2L/Brightspace) is it subject to monthly upgrades. Because of the rapid changes, TLT cannot keep up with creating customized tutorials and therefore has decided to link to the D2L/Brightspace resources and tutorials. Track class...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 5, 2018 | Assessment, Feedback, Formative, OAKS, Summative, Uncategorized
These tutorials cover tools that are used for assessing and grading student work. Tools such as: Grade book Tool Rubrics Tool Quizzes Tool Assignments Tool (a.k.a. Dropbox) Create a grading system As an instructor, you can determine how to set up your grade book to...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 5, 2018 | Collaboration, Communication, Engagement, Group Work, OAKS, OAKS, OAKS
These tutorials are all about interacting with your students via the: Activity Feed Announcements/News Tool Discussion Tool Groups Tool Post messages and links to course materials in the Activity Tool Activity Feed is a course homepage widget that provides a central...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 5, 2018 | Accessibility, Content Delivery, OAKS, Uncategorized
Creating Course Content Instructors can create course content with the following tools: Create course content with the Content tool Format HTML course content with the HTML Editor tool Add URL links to a course with the Links tool Create a custom learning path in a...
by Mendi Benigni | Jun 12, 2018 | Content Delivery, OAKS
The Content tool is used to display and organize your course materials, for example, your syllabus, web links, lecture notes, readings, etc. Use the Content tool to create, edit, organize, and delete organizational modules and topics in your course. Using the Content...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 14, 2016 | Assessment, OAKS, OAKS, Productivity, Summative
Many times, especially with essay tests, instructors want to grade the answers without knowing who’s test it is. This is known as Blind Grading and is often used to help remove grading bias. The OAKS Quiz tool has a blind grading feature which allows you to...
